Two terrible injuries mar Nebraska football spring game's first half
While Nebraska football fans want to see a real, full-contact contest in the spring game, they saw the downside of that on Saturday afternoon. While Daniel Kaelin, Dylan Raiola and Heinrich Haarberg were zipping the ball around at a breakneck pace, any positivity about the offense’s progress was muted quite a bit by two injuries that looked quite severe in the first half of the game.
Both injuries occurred early in the second quarter and happened fairly close together. The first big injury was wide receiver Demetrius Bell who went down after a hit. It appeared that he tried to get back up and walk off the field on his own, but couldn’t do it and eventually collapsed back to the turf. He eventually had to be carted off. As most people know, anytime you need to motored away, it’s not a good sign.
Things went from bad to worse just a few plays later when defensive back Blye Hill also needed to be carted off the field after going down on the field. Neither injury was immediately disclosed to it appears Nebraska football fans will have to wait until later Saturday to see just how bad things are.
Nebraska football players go down with injuries in spring game
Should both injuries prove to be severe, they’re heartbreaking for different reasons.
Bell is a wide receiver who didn’t see any action in 2023, but has been getting some rave reviews this spring. Even with a revamped wide receiver room, it’s looked as though he could be an impact player in 2024.
The anxiety level ramps up a bit when it comes to Blye Hill. The defensive back is a newcomer to Nebraska football but he’s made a fantastic first impression.
It’s speculated that he’s going to be a starting corner for the Cornhuskers once the fall rolls around.
If there is any good news with either of these injuries, its that they have some time to rehab and get healthy. Nebraska football fans and coaches are almost certainly holding their breath and hoping both will be ready to go by fall camp.